January 25, 2005

Some offices opt for cell phones only

typewriter.gif For some workers, the desktop telephone is joining the adding machine and typewriter on the list of obsolete office equipment, reports USA Today via Techdirt.

"In a move that other companies might soon follow, Sprint announced Monday that about 8,000 employees at Ford Motor will jettison their desktop phones and use cell phones exclusively.

Ford joins a few mostly small or midsize businesses around the nation that have gone wireless. More could be coming."

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